RBI
noun
plural RBIs or RBI
: a run in baseball that is driven in by a batter
also
: official credit to a batter for driving in a run
led the league in RBIs
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Beckman 1, Cerritos 0: Aaron Duran had an RBI single and Nick Molina threw six scoreless innings for Beckman.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
The Panthers tied it in the fifth on a two-out RBI single from Austin Dearing.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
The 29-year-old has certainly helped himself with his own performance, tallying two homers and seven RBI over five spring training games.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Increasing rural demand on the back of a strong agricultural sector, and recovering urban consumption on lower interest rates and taxes, will drive economic expansion, the RBI said.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
The Panthers tied it in the fifth on a two-out RBI single from Austin Dearing.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
The 29-year-old has certainly helped himself with his own performance, tallying two homers and seven RBI over five spring training games.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Increasing rural demand on the back of a strong agricultural sector, and recovering urban consumption on lower interest rates and taxes, will drive economic expansion, the RBI said.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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